Tough ESG investment choices for trustees

Tough ESG investment choices for trustees

Trustees aiming to make ethical investment decisions can find it tough to justify them without recourse to a crystal ball, as the legal requirements are ill-defined, says Irwin Mitchell’s pensions partner Penny Cogher. In this episode she’s joined by independent consultant and long-time pensions expert Malcolm McLean for a discussion covering capital-backed endgame deals, the complications of new insolvency laws, and some morally dubious LGPS investments.

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Trailer: Sustainable Views, the podcast

Trailer: Sustainable Views, the podcast

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Podcast: Andy Cheseldine, professional trustee at Capital Cranfield and chair of the Small Pots Co-ordination Group, joins Pensions Expert to look back at a heady few weeks for the pensions industry. ...

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TPR should not regulate LDI despite pensions crisis

Podcast: The gilt market “doom cycle” that briefly seemed to threaten the existence of UK pensions may not have been as bad as the apocalyptic media coverage made out, and there is no need for the Pen...

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Webb: Opperman achieved but ‘got sidetracked easily’

Webb: Opperman achieved but ‘got sidetracked easily’

Podcast: Former pensions minister Guy Opperman can boast a number of achievements from his time in office. But he was too easily sidetracked away from the bigger issues, such as under-saving in define...

23 Sep 202225min

Pension tax changes needed to save NHS from ‘rock bottom’

Pension tax changes needed to save NHS from ‘rock bottom’

Podcast: Staff shortages and ever-growing waiting lists have left the NHS at “rock bottom”, but the government “has its head in the sand”. Changes to the pensions taxation regime are essential to fix ...

8 Sep 202226min

Trustees struggling to guide members on inflation benefits

Trustees struggling to guide members on inflation benefits

Podcast: A report from XPS Pensions suggests that members could reap £10,000 additional benefits by delaying retirement because of the way increases and inflation are calculated, but trustees are stru...

26 Aug 202226min

Schemes struggle to educate members amid cost of living crisis

Schemes struggle to educate members amid cost of living crisis

Members should be able to consider dipping into their pensions early to combat the cost of living crisis, but schemes may struggle to educate them about the best means of doing so without giving them ...

11 Aug 202226min

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